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Further Workplace Health and Safety bosses will be grilled at the inquest into the Dreamworld disaster today, after a leading inspector admitted he had "no confidence" in the emergency procedures in place on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

NT Intervention achieved 'nothing'

It was the birthplace of the Intervention, but 10 years on residents of the remote indigenous community of Mutitjulu, near Uluru, say they still suffer from abject poverty and neglect.

Mutitjulu held the opening ceremony for the National Indigenous Constitutional Convention on Tuesday, with hundreds of Aboriginal leaders hoping to shape a path to recognition.

It was here that allegations of child sex abuse led to the Howard government's Northern Territory 2007 Intervention, a controversial $587 million package of welfare, justice and health measures that spread to more than 70 indigenous communities.

"The government spent all that taxpayer money and achieved nothing," Mutitjulu resident Craig Woods said.

"People's wellbeing really hasn't changed."

The community leader said locals still faced low employment, substandard education and inadequate food, housing and health facilities.

Mr Woods said the only good thing to come out of the Intervention was the cashless welfare card that helped people manage their finances.